So far we have…
- F = Fight
- O = Optimistic
- C = Change
U = UNDERSTANDING
If we are going to remain focused as leaders then we’ve got to understand that God is in complete control…despite what our current circumstances are telling us.
In any singnificant move of God that I’ve ever had the privilege of being a part of…there was always a phase in which I begin to ask questions like…
- Has God forgotten about me?
- Has God abandoned me?
- Did I hear correctly?
- Is God on a coffee break?
I think we’ve all been there…and it is often during these times that He teaches me how HUGE He is…how He is always working…and that HIS plans will take place in HIS ways in HIS time…and that I am not the one who gets to direct His will…but rather participate in it!
When things seem most out of control…He is most in control! We cannot proclaim to be believers in the Soveriengty of God and then freak out at the first sign of the wheels coming off!
Understand this…no matter what happens…no matter WHAT happens…God is still God…He still reigns…He is not worried…we shouldn’t be either!
S = SIMPLE
The more we having going on in our lives and our ministry the less we can pay attention to.
Please read that sentence again…
God didn’t call me to do everything…and He didn’t call you to either!
One of the goals I am setting for 2009 is to continue to simplify my life and the ministry that I am in charge of.
Making things simple allows me to enjoy the quality of my life more…and allows me to actually accomplish more than I ever thought possible.
I pity the pastor that feels like he must do everything and refuses to seek the face of Jesus and beg Him to reveal the gifting in his life…and then pursue that revelation with every single ounce of energy he has.
We’ve GOT to be about hearing from Jesus as to why He put us on this earth “for such a time as this!”
Look at the life of Jesus—how in the world did He accomplish so much in three years? Simple—he was focused…He kept things simple and honored His Father first!
What are the things you need to stop doing? Hint…they are the things that bring you the least amount of joy and sense of fulfillment…they are the things that you dread…and they are the things that keep you from being who God called you to be—and you do them out of a sense of guilt rather than a sense of destiny.
Make a list…cross things off…simplify…focus!